PRS-500 FBReader? Is anyone working on a port?

delphidb96 · 08-18-2007, 04:57 PM

'Cause FBReader's my primary reader on WinXP and I really like it - a lot.

wallcraft · 08-18-2007, 09:17 PM

It is frustrating that a Linux-based software e-book reader like FBReader can't run on Linux-based hardware e-book readers. There was a similar thread on FBReader's google group recently: Does FBReader support Nuut or Cybook ebook devices?. The bottom line is that first there needs to be a SDK (software development kit). So far only the iLiad provides one, and that took a long time to put in place on a device that is much closer to the Linux mainstream than the Sony Reader.

SeaWolf · 07-29-2008, 12:31 AM

Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread, but I was wondering if anyone has since given porting FBReader a go? We have a dictionary app and a game for the Sony reader, so it would seem it's possible to write at least some apps for the device. And obviously FBReader would be great, giving access to a much wider range of formats directly on the device.

thebrave · 07-29-2008, 03:08 AM

Working for the Sony Reader is very hard as the main application isn't open. Plus, restoring the 505 seems damn hard.

IMHO, if a port of FBreader was to happen, it will be as a part of an OpenInkpot release, not before.

08-18-2007, 04:57 PM	#1
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	FBReader? Is anyone working on a port? 'Cause FBReader's my primary reader on WinXP and I really like it - a lot.

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08-18-2007, 09:17 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	It is frustrating that a Linux-based software e-book reader like FBReader can't run on Linux-based hardware e-book readers. There was a similar thread on FBReader's google group recently: Does FBReader support Nuut or Cybook ebook devices?. The bottom line is that first there needs to be a SDK (software development kit). So far only the iLiad provides one, and that took a long time to put in place on a device that is much closer to the Linux mainstream than the Sony Reader.

07-29-2008, 12:31 AM	#3
SeaWolf Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 65091 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite WiFi	Sorry to resurrect an ancient thread, but I was wondering if anyone has since given porting FBReader a go? We have a dictionary app and a game for the Sony reader, so it would seem it's possible to write at least some apps for the device. And obviously FBReader would be great, giving access to a much wider range of formats directly on the device.

07-29-2008, 03:08 AM	#4
thebrave Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 118 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: PRS-505, iPhone, Nokia N800	Working for the Sony Reader is very hard as the main application isn't open. Plus, restoring the 505 seems damn hard. IMHO, if a port of FBreader was to happen, it will be as a part of an OpenInkpot release, not before.

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